Our Volvo XC70 needs new tires and the factory stock tires are V rated Pirelli Scorpions. Our local Volvo reapir shop reccomends Toyo Versados. They say they have installed lots of them and customers seem to like them. I looked up The Toyo Versado in my size(215/65/16) and they are T rated with a 98 load rating. Are these a good choice considering the stock tires were V rated( not sure on load rating for the Pirelli as I found several ratings on this tire in my size).
The GVWR isaprox 5,000 lbs on the XC70 and a tire rated at 98 is 1653 lbs so 4 tires = a total of 6612 lbs. V rated tires can handle speeds up to 149 MPH and T rated will handle 118 MPH. My car weighs less then 6612 lbs and I don't drive even close to 118 mph so the Toyo tires should be good to go, right?
The GVWR isaprox 5,000 lbs on the XC70 and a tire rated at 98 is 1653 lbs so 4 tires = a total of 6612 lbs. V rated tires can handle speeds up to 149 MPH and T rated will handle 118 MPH. My car weighs less then 6612 lbs and I don't drive even close to 118 mph so the Toyo tires should be good to go, right?